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History of Zeta Phi Beta |
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Zeta Phi Beta
A Community Conscious Action-Oriented Organization
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1920, on
the campus of Howard
University in Washington, D.C. as the sister
organization to Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity. Five women chose not to embrace the
tenets of the established black
sororities, and chartered Zeta Phi Beta Sorority to
encourage the highest standards
of scholarships through scientific, literary,
cultural and educational programs;
promote service projects on college campuses and in
the community; foster
sisterhood and exemplify the ideal of Finer
Womanhood. A private nonprofit
organization, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is incorporated
in Washington, D.C. and in the
state of Illinois.
Since its inception, the sorority has chronicled a
number of "firsts" among the
established black sororities. In addition to being
the only organization
constitutionally bound to a fraternity, the sorority
was the first to charter
international chapters, those in West Africa and
Germany; to form adult and youth
auxiliary groups, the Amicae, Archonettes, Amicettes
and Pearlettes; and to
organize its internal affairs within a central,
national office administered by a paid
staff.
Today, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is classified as a
non-profit service organization with a
membership exceeding 100,000 college educated
professional women. The
membership operates within eight regions in more
than 700 chapters located in the
domestic United States of America, Hawaii, Alaska,
West Africa, West Germany,
Bahama Islands, Virgin Islands, South Korea and
Italy.
Source: Zeta Phi Beta www.accessatlanta.com
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